The present invention provides a critical breakthrough in wheeled vehicle
concepts, by enabling stable vehicle operations, where wheelbase
configuration varies in relation to the need for roll preventing force.
This enables a new form of automobile that is especially suited for
electric adaptation.The invention is an articulated vehicle that includes
a stabilizer part and a carriage part where the two parts are linked by a
two axis joint that locks the parts together in regard to relative roll
motion, but allows pitch attitude and yaw attitude of each part to be
mutually independent. Such a joint allows wheels to maintain firm contact
with road surfaces while liking to cause the carriage to follow the
stabilizer, and enables roll stabiliztion effects. In a turn condition,
the stabilizer extends a wheel toward the outside of the turn such that
upward force on that wheel counters roll torque that occurs due to radial
acceleration due to the turning radius and speed of the vehicle.